Improvement in check-hooks



N. PETERS. PHOTO-THOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON D C Qin/t I W" gtnjtdtate ALMAM BEDFORD, OF C OLDWATER, MICHIGAN.

p Lette/rs Patent No. 83,594, dated Nocember, 1868.

IMPRQVEMENT IN Gemak-Hooks.

The Schedule referred to 11.14 these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it ma/y conce/rn:

Be it known that I, ALMA BEDFORD, of the city of Goldwater, in the county of Branch, and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement on the Water or Check-Hook, the object of which is to prevent the check or bridle-reins from unhooking or getting loose; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

To enable others skilled in the art to construct and use my invention, I will .proceed to describe it.

In the drawings- Figire l is a side view, and

Figures 2 and 3 are views 'of parts detached. l

I construct my check-hook, B, in any of the usual forms, and out of any suitable material, and attach it to a harness-saddle, A, by any of the ordinary devices, all as clearly shown in fig. l. l

Near the rear end of the hook B, and toits under side, I attach a pin, C, as shown in iigs. 1 and 2, and

i upon this pin C, I place a ball, D, so as to move freely,

vertically, upon the pin C, as Well as aroundv it, the ball D having a hole, E, as shown in fig. 3, for the entrance of the pin C.

The length of the pin o, and size of the bail D are limited, so as to allow the ball tozbe raised high enough to permit the check-rein to pass under it, and the end of the pin C into the hook B, and also so that the ball D may be held by the pin C when it drops back toits place and rests upon the top of the saddle, as shown in g. l.

As the line of the saddle and the Vsurface of the ball form an angle, asv the check-rein is pressed between them, the ball will rise, and the rein can be passed into the check-hook, and as soon as it has passed, the ball will drop back to its place. In like manner, the rein may bev released. When, however, it is once placed in the hook, it is obvious that the horse cannot, by any motion of his head, release it.

rIhis device possesses the advantages of cheapness, simplicity, and durability. There are no springs or parts aboutit liable to get vout of order.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim, is-

A harness check-hook, B, provided with a vertical pin, G, and ball, D, all constructed and arranged to operate substantially as herein described.

ALMA BEDFORD.

Witnesses:

GEO. A. 00E,

WM. J. GILBERT. 

